PM Netanyahu meets PM Stephen Harper to say thanks

By LEE-ANN GOODMAN, CANADIAN PRESS— The morning after issuing another passionate defence of Israel and sharply rebuking Iran, Prime Minister Stephen Harper sat down Friday with his Israeli counterpart to discuss the “danger the Iranian regime ultimately presents to us all.” Harper and Benjamin Netanyahu met in a tiny hotel room in mid-town Manhattan to…

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Israelis rally to support America

By ADAM KREDO, FREE BEACON— Nearly 100 Israelis assembled outside the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv Tuesday evening to display solidarity with America in the face of multiple anti-U.S. riots across the Middle East. Waving American and Israeli flags as cars and people crossed a busy Tel Aviv intersection, the demonstrators chanted pro-American slogans…

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Video: Sukkot is a celebration for every nation

There’s a party in Jerusalem and EVERYONE is invited! Watch this entertaining sneak preview into Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, as celebrated in Jerusalem today. Ari Abramowiz and Jeremy Gimpel will take you to the heart of Israel.  You’ll see the restoration of an ancient tradition of the Jewish People where thousands of people from…

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Debate dynamics

By Boaz Bismuth, ISRAEL HAYOM— President Barack Obama did not deliver the goods, but for the moment, it seems he has earned more sympathy than his Republican rival Mitt Romney. Obama has also recently managed to widen the gap between him and his opponent in swing states like Ohio, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Wisconsin,…

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The PA's Jerusalem libel continues

By ITAMAR MARCUS and NAN JACQUES ZILBERDIK, PMW— The Palestinian Authority continues to deny Jerusalem’s Jewish history and the existence of the Temple, referring to the “alleged Temple.” In addition, the PA continues to promote its Jerusalem libel: “Israel is trying to achieve its desired goal: To build the alleged Temple on the ruins of…

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Video: We are sorry!

A group of Hebrew Christians from Florida, USA send an apology to all our Jewish brothers and sisters across the world for the pain, suffering and persecution at the hands of Christianity down through the centuries. Thank you for preserving the Torah so we can have the privilege of studying and learning about the G-d…

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Fordo sabotage enabled Netanyahu to move Iran red line to spring 2013

By DEBKAFILE— The sabotage of the Fordo uranium enrichment facility’s power lines on Aug. 17 gave Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu extra leeway to move his original red line for Iran from late September 2012 – now – to the spring or early summer of 2013. The disruption of the underground enrichment plant’s power supply…

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Mitt Romney: A New Course for the Middle East

By MITT ROMNEY, WALL STREET JOURNAL– Disturbing developments are sweeping across the greater Middle East. In Syria, tens of thousands of innocent people have been slaughtered. In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood has come to power, and the country’s peace treaty with Israel hangs in the balance. In Libya, our ambassador was murdered in a terrorist…

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B'tayavon: Labneh pita pockets

*Labneh is strained yogurt that spreads easily on bread or pita and is much healthier and tastier than mayonnaise (my apologies to all mayo-lovers out there). For Israelis, labneh is a regular staple at the table and if you’ve ever been to an Israeli hotel you would have definently seen it at the breakfast buffet.…

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Video: Absolutely uncertain

A new, 18-minute mini-documentary follows the journey of Irina, a 23-year-old liberal, Jewish New Yorker who voted for Obama in 2008. Yet as her connection to Israel has grown, and she has learned more about the President’s policies across the Middle East and towards Israel in particular, Irina has come to realize that “when the…

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Iranian Official Mocks Netanyahu's UN Speech

By ELAD BENARI, ARUTZ 7— A senior Iranian foreign ministry official mocked on Sunday Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s over his bomb diagram during his UN speech last week. Addressing a ceremony in Iran’s southern city of Kangan on Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular, Parliamentary and Expatriates’ Affairs Hassan Qashqavi said, according to the Fars…

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B'tayavon: Sweet potato pizza

*Pizza in Israel has a different flare than pizza in the U.S. For starters, kosher pizza can’t have any meat toppings since you can’t mix meat and dairy. Since pepperoni and bacon aren’t an option, Israeli pizza joints are very creative with the vegetable toppings they offer: tuna, corn, hard boiled egg, etc. One of…

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Jerusalem's shelter of peace

By DANIEL GOLDMAN, JPOST— This week, hundreds of thousands of Jews will ascend to Jerusalem filling its roads, holy sites, and public parks over the festival of Succot. In addition, Jerusalem will be the focus of attention for millions of Jews across the world celebrating the holiday. But in a year when tension between Jews…

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Orange, onion and date salad

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ teaspoon cumin pinch of cinnamon pinch of cayenne pepper 1 red onion, sliced thin ½ cup lemon juice, fresh ½ salt, divided 1 ½ lemons, seeded and the flesh chopped in chunks 6 dates, cut into thin slivers 4 large oranges, peeled and sliced thin Directions 1) For the…

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Spot Report: "Rejoice, it's the feat of tabernacles!"

Think of this: “Then the survivous from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship Yahweh the Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles” (Zechariah 14:16-19) Pray this: Gracious Father, we rejoice in the confident expectation of Messiah Jesus’ ultimate reign over all the earth. Help us…

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